| The Poetry of Richard Sansom Published by The British Sansom Society | |
 
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| Questions Over Absinthe (After Degas’ "L’Absinthe") What did I do then, when Madame asked me for ashes for her garden? Collected them, spilling some on her rug (from the orient, I think . . .) Is this what I do with my day and is my husband aware I carry him in my hollow chest like a noose? Is this magic drink my reward for abstinence of heart, and turning down the covers . . . | |
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